flat4alfa Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 On 7/22/2020 at 3:55 PM, flat4alfa said: Bought this Marchon 'Tune Up' thing off @C1am Never heard of Marchon Inc, it's also stamped 1986 but no county of origin stated. A stateless Chevrolet. It's around 1:46 in scale and has tried to be a 1957 Chevrolet in an authentic* customised form The front bumper is jutted out in an ugly way. What were they thinking? But get this - if you lift up the 'engine' you find an 8mm hex bolt and a latch to the side of it. Click the latch and - wow! - the ugliness recedes What else the hex bolt does, I don't know. All it seems to do is move a ratchet a quarter turn either way. I can see it moving something internally, but it doesn't seem to change anything else. Mind you, the rear wheels are locked-solid and it has an opening at the rear like Stormy Daniels. All is not lost, as it has screws on the base. Will inspect another time. Found out this commercial from the time. Ok, so it also needs a key. But I'm still none the wiser until I get it apart It's also stamped 'Patent Pending' on the base. I think they may have been a tad over-keen on the technology... Marchon Tune Up @bunglebus bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Tidy Sonic Flashers Impala A copy of the Majorette Impala? Light bar is different, otherwise it looks pretty similar, including the gasser stance. I wouldn't have known that until today, as I picked up the Majorette version. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 39 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said: A copy of the Majorette Impala? Light bar is different, otherwise it looks pretty similar, including the gasser stance. I wouldn't have known that until today, as I picked up the Majorette version. That is a Majorette,it's called a "Sonic Flasher" The lights flash and it has a working siren. Spottedlaurel and bunglebus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I found a few more Hot Wheels at Asda on my way home last night - and had to argue with them about the £1.90 price becoming £2.40 at the till! Awaiting my return were a few of the unknown make James Bond cars marketed by Tik Tok Other postal oddities include this Stratos Trying to work out the make on that one. It came with this badly proportioned Fiat by Summer What was the obsession with Aveling Barford road rollers in the world of 50's - 60's toys? Everyone seems to have had a go. This is Matchbox #1 Tatty, but odd enough that I couldn't resist - Polistil Alfa Giulia It's not Galantite! Finnish Plasto Honda It came with a bunch of smaller ones from the same maker that I'm not fussed about - anyone's bathroom need jazzing up? @155V6 Lastly, a Color (sic) Shifters Beetle that no longer shifts colours and a few of it's modern equivalent, really just because I like their party trick AndyW201, andrew e, Tenmil Socket and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 that plastic Civic's flippin class. Agree that those bags of tat are a stupid idea, and represent awful value. Just sell me one thing ffs. those 007 cars are sort of nice, but they look cheap as fuck. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 The problem is most charity shops are run like an antique shop. Unfortunately the people volunteering there usually know the square root of fuck all about anything, they’d get a Days Gone By and assume it was old and therefore collectible. The last one I went in I saw a Haynes Manual for an 80-86 Nissan Cherry for £7, a car there is probably 3 or 4 left on the road. Tenmil Socket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 7 hours ago, Ghosty said: those 007 cars are sort of nice, but they look cheap as fuck. They're not too bad as these things go, the Sunbeam is my favourite. Fairly easy to find in good condition too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 8 hours ago, bunglebus said: It's not Galantite! Finnish Plasto Honda It came with a bunch of smaller ones from the same maker that I'm not fussed about - anyone's bathroom need jazzing up? @155V6 🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 10 hours ago, junkyarddog said: I have the same set,never tried to see if it it works,or a least i don't think I have I had a similar set as a kid, except it was 2 De Tomaso Panteras. It annoyed me that the body split precisely into 4 quarters with the glasshouse popping off, quite unrealistic! They weren't Corgi though, no idea who made them. I did play with them a lot though and they never stopped functioning as intended so they must have been well made. They seem to have been lost to the midsts of time now. junkyarddog and bunglebus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 9 hours ago, junkyarddog said: That is a Majorette,it's called a "Sonic Flasher" The lights flash and it has a working siren. That'll be why then! Probably past my prime playing-with-toy-cars days (and before my current ones). This is what I ended up with as a result yesterday's visit to rainy, windswept Essex: Good to fill some gaps in the boxed Superfast collection. All three of these finish off various sets: Sticking with Matchbox: The three at the front seemed like a natural group to rescue from a tat box, the RX7 in particular needs a bit of TLC. Supra possibly a different livery to what I already have? Prairie has evaded me until now and the CX is a replacement for the similar example I got in a Stunt Jump set when I was young, and which seems to have gone AWOL, last seen in one of Master SL's boxes. Randoms: Certainly a lot of carded HWs on offer. I liked the colouring on the 240Z, possible inspiration for a 1:24 kit. Horizon by Guisval, a quick search didn't immediately show that Castrol-liveried variant. "Rocky III" by Ertl, with no mention of it being a Maserati Quattroporte. I think it would be possible to buy a different Corgi Buick at every fair and never get a repeat, I remember Ratdat having assembled a large collection of them. Majorette assortment #1: Cut-down Renault is an oddity, but quite well done. Mercedes cab was a separate purchase to the Renault trailer, but it needed something to make it complete. Majorette assortment #2: There were two that I had in mind before going, the Volvo estate and VW K70, and happily I managed to acquire both of them (will have to see if the black paint on the latter can be removed). Simca 1100 needs a repaint, maybe bronze? Haven't previously seen that wheel style on the Simca/Chrysler Alpine. Sierra is a nice one, more attractive than the yellow with amber glass one I already have (different wheels too). TR7 is the version with narrower wheels (but still with overly chunky bodywork). A310 will make for a good comparison with the 1:43 kit I'm finishing off. BMW is more familiar to me from the pull-back motor version I got in France when I was young. Bigger things: Felt sorry for the Prelude, don't remember this white one - did it come in a gift pack with a trailer of some sort? Apparently no Japanese cars of that time were considered to be World Class. 1:36 caravan by Majorette goes nicely with the bigger Corgi range, and also this: I already have a later version, good to find this earlier, boxed example. Pleasingly the base can be removed, so I can do this even if it's not the most pleasant colour combination: Did Majorette offer much else in this 1:36 "3000" series? The stallholder had another 4x4 of some sort, something American as I recall. An enjoyable morning out and good to meet @bunglebus FakeConcern, eddyramrod, danthecapriman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 The Majorette thunderbird would have originally had a prop cast into the engine bay to hold the bonnet open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, sierraman said: The Majorette thunderbird would have originally had a prop cast into the engine bay to hold the bonnet open. Aha, I can see where something has been snapped-off. Another one that's after my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 41 minutes ago, Spottedlaurel said: Horizon by Guisval, I think it would be possible to buy a different Corgi Buick at every fair and never get a repeat Cut-down Renault is an oddity, but quite well done. I must have missed that Horizon! I did pick up the Renault 5, but decided I didn't need any more strange customs that other people have created. I always see a Matchbox Boss mustang with a V8 in the back at the Raleigh fair but have resisted so far. Those Corgi Buicks are a real slippery slope, think I have 14 or 15 different ones now and I don't deliberately track them down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW201 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 @Spottedlaurelthe plain white Prelude was an individual release. There was also a white one with a green stripe which towed a trailer with a glider in it. bunglebus and Spottedlaurel 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 I picked up this Majorette Sonic Flasher last year at a show. They can have the batteries replaced,but it's a bit of a faff with varying degrees of success. MiniMinorMk3, AndyW201, Tenmil Socket and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 13 hours ago, flat4alfa said: A Lone Star Maserati 'Mistrale' in 'Flyers' flavour. Yes, they spelled 'Mistral' wrong. The model was named after the Mediterranean wind. But Colin popped over, gave it the once-over and determined it has a problem! Can you tell what it is? Bonnet opens at the wrong end and the rear quarter windows should be bigger. 13 hours ago, bunglebus said: Last, but not least, is this That remind me of one of my favourite old toys, which Corgi probably reacted to 3 hours ago, bunglebus said: They're not too bad as these things go, the Sunbeam is my favourite. Fairly easy to find in good condition too Those look like they could be Johnny Lightning recasts. FakeConcern, bunglebus and 500tops 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Back to the RIO theme, they don't just do vintage cars, they have produced varied selection of things. Fiat 128 Mercedes 300D Hearse Various Citroen DS models AndyW201, Datsuncog, FakeConcern and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 On 7/22/2020 at 9:37 AM, flat4alfa said: On the other end of the realism scale is this Summer Fiat 131 Abarth. It looks to be near 1:50 and its dimensions and crude detail do try to make it recognisable as one For some reason, poorer condition examples have sold well, having being outbid on a few in the past. So grabbed this one as it was on BIN and cheap. It has some sort of 'wheelie car' base, so more toy than model. There is a wind-up motor in there. Carlos Fandango rear wheel track improves the comedy. Never had one of these so wondered what it did. Well it's daft - you wind it back, let it go and it rolls along .....until its last few inches when it raises up its front and performs a wheelie. Which is the wrong way around. A wheelie at the END of its run. I ask you... Summer FIAT 131 Abarth @bunglebus andrew e, bunglebus and FakeConcern 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 29 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Bonnet opens at the wrong end and the rear quarter windows should be bigger. Winner! Yes Lone Star put the bonnet hinge in the wrong place Mattel placed it correctly, at the front MiniMinorMk3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 14 hours ago, bunglebus said: Oh I didn’t know they were remote control It seems I had the Kenner set that I think also had a ‘rip cord’ that spun a gyro wheel, like that Denys Fisher ‘Rev Rods’ set in the @MiniMinorMk3 post above. Not sure if it was rebranded for the UK, but is was definitely the Beetle vs US Pickup I don’t remember much about it, or having it long so it can’t have lasted. Do remember the stickers were in place though AndyW201, MiniMinorMk3, FakeConcern and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Mattel placed it correctly, at the front But they got it wrong on the Redline Rolls Royce. flat4alfa, FakeConcern, AndyW201 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 15 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Marchon Tune Up @bunglebus I used to have exactly the same model, the hex nut needed about half a turn to release the brakes, which would come on after it was crashed into something solid. The wheels were a little brittle & cracked after a while & had to be glued back together. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 On 07/01/2023 at 13:29, bunglebus said: a thread I found on Planet Diecast suggests it's a Dinky copy by Summer 15 hours ago, bunglebus said: Dinky Rover 3500 kindly donated by @Spottedlaurelthat hopefully will fix my copy one Well waddya know If there was any doubt about the SS-909 being related to the Dinky, I think this confirms it. The guy on Planet Diecast was also adamant it's a Summer, but I thought SS numbers were Superior or Sunnyside Only differences are mods to fit the pull-back motor, glass colour, dash/steering wheel and a crap plastic spring for the doors on the copy (not even sure it's a copy, more like a modified version from Dinky's moulds) andrew e, Tenmil Socket, AndyW201 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Not much at the car boot this morning,but I did manage to get about 3/4 of a Dinky Pontiac Parisienne Also picked up this box of Britain's bits,mainly for the two pig stys Now the pigs won't have to live in an old caravan 😂 Datsuncog, RoadworkUK, Remspoor and 9 others 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 On 22/07/2020 at 09:37, flat4alfa said: Summer Fiat 131 Abarth. Mine doesn't do wheelies FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 1 hour ago, flat4alfa said: Oh I didn’t know they were remote control It seems I had the Kenner set that I think also had a ‘rip cord’ that spun a gyro wheel, like that Denys Fisher ‘Rev Rods’ set in the @MiniMinorMk3 post above. Not sure if it was rebranded for the UK, but is was definitely the Beetle vs US Pickup I don’t remember much about it, or having it long so it can’t have lasted. Do remember the stickers were in place though I had that set,it was called Stock Car Smash Up over here There were also a couple of different sets that friends had eddyramrod, andrew e, AndyW201 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 hours ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Back to the RIO theme, they don't just do vintage cars, they have produced varied selection of things. Fiat 128 Mercedes 300D Hearse Various Citroen DS models I've got both of those Rio Hearses,bought when I had my real Granada Hearse.The rally DS is the car that won the 1974 World Cup Rally.We went & watched one of the stages as it was held in a forest about 5 miles from where I live. eddyramrod and MiniMinorMk3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 16 hours ago, flat4alfa said: Marchon 'Tune Up Turned the nut, bumper came out, rear wheels released and engine now pushes down properly. Magic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Just adding the Corgi Personnel Carrier to the cabinet - why are panel vans and pickups RHD but Kombis LHD, and why is the army version the only one with a driver? danthecapriman, FakeConcern, andrew e and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 9 hours ago, sierraman said: The problem is most charity shops are run like an antique shop. Unfortunately the people volunteering there usually know the square root of fuck all about anything, they’d get a Days Gone By and assume it was old and therefore collectible. The last one I went in I saw a Haynes Manual for an 80-86 Nissan Cherry for £7, a car there is probably 3 or 4 left on the road. Having volunteered in a charity shop I agree. All Haynes manuals - £10-20 new so therefore ones for ‘classic cars’ must be worth at least £5, even if anyone who still owns a 1977 Toyota 1000 must have at least three HBOL by now. Back to the bagged up collection @flat4alfa purchased, I used to work with a manager who knew a bit about collectibles (this is pretty rare tbh) I think the only ones she (or I if I had found them) would have saved from bagging up would have been the Corgi Lotus, and perhaps the little British Gas van if it was mint. Are there any other collectibles in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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